Easy No Prep Free Summer Activities

Summer is upon us. For me, I am at home with my four kids and playing, (trying) to stay on top of the laundry, feeding constantly hungry mouths, planning hikes and park visits, scheduling play dates, visiting the library, and trying to keep this little blog business afloat. The kids do a great job of unstructured free play and come up with some pretty wild imaginative ideas. They are playing school, cops, library, and pirates on almost a daily basis. Then there is the daily coloring and TV tag in the yard that keeps the kids creating and moving. We also find ourselves pulling our hair out with bickering kids, whining, and boredom. A little inspiration in EASY and basically free activities for the kids is needed sometimes. Use this list of essentially Free Summer Fun Activities for those times when the kids need a little encouragement to create, play, and get along. Because we all know that sometimes distraction can change a sour attitude into smiling happy kids!